Amiodarone and diffuse alveolar hemorrhage

• Published in: Advances in respiratory medicine Vol. 88; no. 2; pp. 169 - 171
• Main Authors: Papanikolaou, Ilias C, Makou, Ioanna, Markatis, Eleftherios
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Poland MDPI AG 01.01.2020
• Subjects: Aged; Amiodarone - adverse effects; Anti-Arrhythmia Agents - adverse effects; Cough - chemically induced; Drug dosages; Dyspnea - chemically induced; Enzymes; Female; Hemorrhage; Hemorrhage - chemically induced; Hemorrhage - diagnostic imaging; Humans; Immunology; Lung diseases; Lung Diseases - chemically induced; Lung Diseases - diagnostic imaging; Male; Middle Aged; Pneumonia; Pulmonary Alveoli - diagnostic imaging; Pulmonary Alveoli - pathology; Pulmonary hypertension; amiodarone; diffuse alveolar hemorrhage; pulmonary toxicity

Amiodarone, a common anti-arrhythmic drug, is well known for its pulmonary toxicity [...]